U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM MAURITIUS
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
IMPORT MARKET: MAURITIUS
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CALENDAR YEARS (JAN-DEC) | JANUARY - MARCH
| COMPARISONS %
PRODUCT 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 | 2000 2001 CHANGE
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BULK AGRICULTURAL TOTAL................. 11,624 11,837 8,448 3,297 3,469 | 1,233 635 -48.50
RICE.................................. 0 0 0 3 0 | 0 0 -
RUBBER & ALLIED PRODUCTS.............. 0 0 0 80 0 | 0 0 -
RAW COFFEE............................ 22 49 42 0 0 | 0 0 -
TEA (INCL. HERB TEA).................. 23 0 10 0 0 | 0 0 -
RAW BEET & CANE SUGAR................. 11,579 11,787 8,396 3,214 3,469 | 1,233 635 -48.50
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 208 1,269 1,509 48 1,477 | 12 9 -26.91
OTHER VEGETABLE OILS.................. 0 0 0 24* 0 | 0 0 -
SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES.. 208 1,269 1,450 24 1,396 | 12 0 -100.0
ESSENTIAL OILS........................ 0 0 24 0 44*| 0 9 -
OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 0 0 35 0 37 | 0 0 -
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 447 515 429 112 112 | 36 21 -42.10
OTHER FRESH FRUIT..................... 37 4 16 0 0 | 0 0 -
FRESH VEGETABLES...................... 22 11 7 0 20 | 0 0 -
FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES.............. 222* 0 0 58 0 | 0 0 -
WINE AND BEER......................... 0 15 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........ 124 206 126 50 48 | 36 21 -42.10
ROASTED & INSTANT COFFEE.............. 31 214 245 0 0 | 0 0 -
SPICES................................ 8 66* 36 4 39 | 0 0 -
OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS...... 4 0 0 0 4 | 0 0 -
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER).... 137 152 14 0 47 | 5 10 88.77
HARDWOOD LUMBER....................... 137 144* 14 0 42 | 0 0 -
PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL. PLYWOOD)........ 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 6 -
OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 0 8 0 0 5 | 5 4 -30.50
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 10,222 14,541 7,036 2,553 14,575*| 6,309 267 -95.77
TUNA.................................. 10,222 10,221 5,301 0 10,478*| 3,748 0 -100.0
OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD........... 0 4,320* 1,735 2,553 4,097 | 2,560 267 -89.58
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 12,279 13,621 10,386 3,457 5,058 | 1,282 665 -48.11
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 22,638 28,313 17,436 6,010 19,680 | 7,595 942 -87.60
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ANALYSIS BY: COMMODITY AND MARKETING PROGRAMS/FAS/USDA FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THE FAS WEB SITE "FASOnline"
SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF THE CENSUS TRADE DATA AT www.fas.usda.gov, SELECT SEARCH, THEN BICO REPORTS
NOTE: * DENOTES HIGHEST IMPORT LEVELS SINCE AT LEAST CY 1970 OR EMAIL FAS AT fasinfo@fas.usda.gov